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Christmas made an official holiday in Iraq
Yahoo / AP ^
| 12/25/2008
| JIM HEINTZ
Posted on 12/25/2008 6:48:52 AM PST by Wavrnr10
partial...BAGHDAD – Iraq's Christians, a scant minority in this overwhelmingly Muslim country, quietly celebrated Christmas on Thursday with a present from the government, which declared it an official holiday for the first time.
A senior Shiite cleric, Ammar al-Hakim, attended the Mass flanked by bodyguards in a gesture of cooperation with Christians.
"I thank the visitors here and ask them to share happiness and love with their brothers on Christmas; by this they will build a glorious Iraq," the cardinal said.
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TOPICS: Announcements; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: christmas; christmasiniraq; godblessyougwb; godblessyouusatroops; iraq; iraqichristians; merrychristmasiraq; muslims; religion
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Iraq declares Christmas an official holiday.......take that Demoncrats....maybe there is hope after all.
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posted on
12/25/2008 6:48:53 AM PST
by
Wavrnr10
To: Wavrnr10
Christmas in Iraq - now an official holiday - courtesy of Christ and the US Military.
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posted on
12/25/2008 6:53:05 AM PST
by
vladimir998
(Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ. St. Jerome)
To: Wavrnr10
Now, if Iraq can keep from establishing a ICLU (Iraqi Civil Liberties Union), Christmas will be in Iraq long after the ACLU has banned Christmas in the States.
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posted on
12/25/2008 6:53:38 AM PST
by
do the dhue
(They've got us surrounded again. The poor bastards. - One of General Abram's men)
To: do the dhue
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posted on
12/25/2008 7:02:56 AM PST
by
Recovering Ex-hippie
(FREE BLAGO !!! LET HIM SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER !!!)
To: Wavrnr10
I did not know that most Iraqi christians followed our calender, I had assumed most of them followed the eastern rite and celebrated christmas in the beginning of January.
I wish all christians would at least celebrate on the same days, to enhance their unity and cooperation.
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posted on
12/25/2008 7:03:43 AM PST
by
Leifur
To: Wavrnr10
Even Iran’s Shiites are more tolerant than the ACLU.
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posted on
12/25/2008 7:08:23 AM PST
by
Mojave
(http://barackobamajokes.googlepages.com/obama_funny)
To: Wavrnr10
We fought a lot of Grinches to make this happen.
God bless the Iraqis and the Multi-National Forces.
To: Wavrnr10
we piss and moan that “nobody says Merry Christmas” anymore. In some places, saying that can get you dead. Godspeed.
To: do the dhue
long after the ACLU has banned Christmas in the States.The words of a true patriot.
To: Wavrnr10
That’ll p*ss off the ACLU.
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posted on
12/25/2008 7:19:31 AM PST
by
353FMG
(The sky is not falling, yet.)
To: Wavrnr10
So how do you say “Merry Christmas” in Iraqi (Arabic)?
... and “Happy New year?”
To: Wavrnr10
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posted on
12/25/2008 7:34:50 AM PST
by
SouthTexas
(And a Blessed Christmas to all!)
To: Wavrnr10
I wonder what we maintain our excitement if say Obama mandated Ramadan as an official holiday.
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posted on
12/25/2008 7:54:40 AM PST
by
joesbucks
(Sarah Palin: "I believe John McCain is the best leader that we have in the nation right now,)
To: eCSMaster
اجمل التهاني بمناسبة الميلاد و حلول السنة الجديدة
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posted on
12/25/2008 7:54:58 AM PST
by
Mojave
(http://barackobamajokes.googlepages.com/obama_funny)
To: Leifur
On the other hand, following different calendars makes it clearer that we don’t really believe Jesus was born on December 25th.
To: greyfoxx39; WKB; Sopater; Salvation; wagglebee; little jeremiah
ping
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posted on
12/25/2008 8:25:01 AM PST
by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: Wavrnr10
well Islam does recognize Christ, but only as a prophet, just not as the messiah.
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posted on
12/25/2008 8:58:12 AM PST
by
Always Right
(Obama: more arrogant than Bill Clinton, more naive than Jimmy Carter, and more liberal than LBJ.)
To: do the dhue
I’ll learn Arabic and move to Iraq.
To: Wavrnr10
We need to send in THE MAN to clean out Dodge or where ever!
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posted on
12/25/2008 9:40:34 AM PST
by
jws3sticks
(Hillary can take a very long walk on a very short pier, anytime time, and the sooner the better!)
To: Blood of Tyrants
I am going to stay right here and fight. My hope is to die a free man.
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posted on
12/25/2008 9:50:45 AM PST
by
do the dhue
(They've got us surrounded again. The poor bastards. - One of General Abram's men)
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